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Vayeira 5757Volume 18 · Issue 8
Three Inversions
The Enlivening of the Dead is one of the principles of faith—the last of them as they are enumerated. “I believe with absolute faith that there will be the Enlivening of the Dead when the will arises from before the Creator.” Or in the poetic version of Yigdal, “The dead shall
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Shemos 5758Volume 19 · Issue 15
The Rod and the Snake
There in Egypt, the Creator revealed all He wished to reveal, all the principles of faith from the first to the last. This is reiterated by all the plagues. “Egypt will know that I am God” (ibid. 7:5), “So that you shall know that there is none like God our Lord” (ibid
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Pekudei-Shekalim 5765Volume 1 · Issue 7
Adar: Reversal of Fortune
going in the opposite direction. Anyone who contemplates his surroundings even superficially sees that with the passage of time we are only becoming more distant, more obtuse, more foolish. Where can all this lead? For those whose faith is weak or not especially steadfast, and unfortunately they are many, the question weighs heavily on the heart.
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VaYikra-Zachor 5765Volume 1 · Issue 8
Amalek: Living in the Moment
Rashi explains that the expression, “faithful hands,” does not refer to their reliability, but to literal faith. Moshe Rabbeinu lifted his hands in faithful and true prayer, and in this manner, his hands win the war.
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Shemini-HaChodesh 5760Volume 20 · Issue 28
Time of Freedom
Both are mentioned in the Thirteen Principles of Faith, according to the version found in Ashkenazic prayer books. Its authorship may be unknown, but the wording is sourced in the words of the Rambam himself.
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Vayishlach 5761Volume 21 · Issue 12
Out of Bounds
“The concept of this mitzvah is that we are commanded to publicize this true faith throughout the world, and fear no attack from any attacker.
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Acharei-Kedoshim 5761Volume 21 · Issue 26
Illumination and Limitation
Reality of Faith
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Noach 5761Volume 21 · Issue 7
Forbearance
The point Avraham introduced and planted in the world is his legacy. In the words of the Rambam (Hilchos Avodah Zarah 1:3), “The principle of faith that Avraham planted.”
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Vayishlach 5762Volume 22 · Issue 10
Key to Redemption
The Creator made the world with these two Divine Names, and therefore the Rambam in his principles of faith, uses two terms. “I believe with absolute faith that the Creator, blessed be His Name, creates and governs all creations.”
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Bo 5762Volume 22 · Issue 16
Chosen Heritage
Shemos 13:16) writes, “And from the great publicized miracles, man acknowledges hidden miracles, which are the foundation of the whole Torah in its entirety. For man has no share in the Torah of Moshe Rabbeinu unless we have faith in all our matters and happenings that they are all miracles, containing nothing of nature and the routine of the world.”
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Mishpatim-Shekalim 5762Volume 22 · Issue 19
Taking Count
Far more incongruous is that both also denote faithfulness—manoh is the root of emunah, and Onkelos (ibid.) translates pakid as trustee, ne’eman. He is faithful to his charge. When we deposit something with him, we are giving it to his faithfulness (cf. Bava Basra 175b).
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Chukas 5762Volume 22 · Issue 31
Avenging the Insult
necessary for the followers of Korach to leave the world. They had removed themselves from existence. But today how is it possible? We had all been at Sinai. What happened to the promise that all would have faith in Moshe Rabbeinu forever?
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Chayei Sarah 5767Volume 3 · Issue 10
Foundation of Prayer
Indeed, the Arabs, who hail from the house of Avraham, the founder of prayer, and who proclaim his faith, cannot fathom such a concept. Their entire prayer includes only words of praise and not a single word of request. To them, asking for one’s needs is truly audacious. To add a request to their established prayer is improper, and whenever
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Vayechi 5767Volume 3 · Issue 17
Hope for Deliverance
…nothing, connotes (Ramban to Bamidbar 13:22). This perfect fulfillment of faith as stated in His Torah, “Know today and bring it into your heart that God is the Lord in the heavens above and on the earth below, there is…
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Naso 5767Volume 3 · Issue 32
Focus of Life
The book Faith and Trust, attributed with supporting proof to the Ramban, but in any event, authored by one of the earlier commentators, contests the premise of Tosafos concerning the reason why we do not recite a blessing over fragrance when a festival departs
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Behaaloscha 5767Volume 3 · Issue 33
Roots of Slander
…ity to create and to govern. In the version of the Thirteen Principles of Faith that appears in our prayer books, the first principle reads, “I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, creates and…
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Korach 5767Volume 3 · Issue 35
Interlacing Heaven and Earth
…n prayed that all his prayers should be answered, but the Jewish People have faith and fault themselves when their prayers are unanswered. Accordingly, the Creator’s attribute as the Listener of Prayer is perhaps more powerful by…
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Mishpatim 5768Volume 4 · Issue 21
Anticipated Revelation
When man is brought to judgment upon his death, he is asked a number of questions, according to the Six Orders of the Mishnah, which correspond to the terms, “He shall be the faith of your times, a heritage of deliverance, wisdom, and knowledge (Yeshayahu 33:6; Shabbos 31a).” Corresponding to the Order of Plantings, he is asked, “Have you conducted your affairs with faith?” Corresponding to the Order of Times, he is asked
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Behaaloscha 5768Volume 4 · Issue 34
Continuity of Sinai
Indeed, as long as there were prophets in the world, denial of faith was impossible. Idolaters abounded, but idolatry is another subject. The Evil Inclination for it blazed mightily, but even after a person was enticed to worship idols, he never denied true reality. As the Talmud states (Menachos 110a), all idolaters referred
